On Wednesday, 11 November, shortly before 5 p.m., a police officer in central Poznań noticed a man holding a knife. He was detained, and substances of narcotic origin were also found on him; according to police, no one was hurt.
Police officer followed the man
As Sub-Inspector Łukasz Paterski, spokesman for the Poznań police, said, the incident took place shortly before 5 p.m. near the junction of Paderewskiego Street and Alei Marcinkowskiego, not far from Freedom Square (plac Wolności). An officer from the Traffic Department, who was securing the National Independence Day celebrations, noticed a man holding an object resembling a small knife.
The officer followed him and alerted other officers. The man entered one of the tenement houses, where he was detained.
Folding knife and drugs
According to the spokesman, a small folding knife and substances of narcotic origin were found on the detained man. He is being held at a police station, and police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
Paterski stressed that no one was harmed and that police had not received any report of the man threatening anyone. As of publication, police had not disclosed the man’s identity, age or charges.
Photo from the incident
A photo from the incident near Freedom Square was posted on X by the local account “poznan_moment”. According to the caption, which cited witnesses, the man was moving through the crowd at Freedom Square. Police did not confirm that the detained man was walking in a crowd or what tool he used besides the folding knife.
Background: securing the celebrations
On 11 November, Poznań hosted events including the St. Martin’s Day celebrations, and officers from various units and departments joined in securing them.
